Science Stats

  1. Science & Society

    A common parenting practice may be hindering teen development

    A poll shows U.S. parents are wary of unsupervised teens, but lack of independence undermines normal development, experts say.

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  2. Environment

    Grassland and shrubland fires destroy more U.S. homes than forest fires

    Grassland and shrubland fires destroyed nearly 11,000 homes in the contiguous United States from 1990 to 2020.

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  3. Ecosystems

    Planting trees could buy more time to fight climate change than thought

    Earth has nearly a billion hectares suitable for new forests to start trapping carbon, a study finds.

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  4. Life

    1 million species are under threat.